THE SEASONS AS AFFECTING POULTRY 
There is no objection whatever to letting fowls 
out when there is snow on the ground; if the day 
en is pleasant the invigorating oxygen the 
Manage in _ fowls will take into their lungs will do 
Disagreeable them a great deal of good, and, though 
Weather they may get their feet a trifle damp 
or chilly, this does them no harm if they are 
afterwards allowed to dry and warm themselves 
by scratching in clean litter. No harm can come 
from the fowls eating snow, but they should always 
have pure water to drink, even though at times 
they seem to prefer snow when they can get it. 
Fowls usually exhibit a marked desire to be out- 
doors during, or shortly after, a rain; this is be- 
cause at this time they can pick up many worms 
and other such delicacies to fowl life which have 
been washed out by the rain. As soon as the 
shower is over let the fowls out, but while it is in 
progress it is best to keep them confined to the 
house, as they often become so interested in rang- 
ing that they will stay out during quite a heavy 
rainfall, and if they get their feathers and bodies 
thoroughly water-soaked it creates a damp, un- 
healthful condition when they go on the roost, and 
colds, or roup, and rheumatism may develop. 
During windstorms, or hail and sleet, the fowls 
seldom venture out, as instinct teaches them that 
they are safer indoors; however, at such times the 
fowl exits may well be closed, not so much to keep 
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